US10712588B2 - Contact lens having a space - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates generally to contact lenses having a space therein.
- a contact lens that includes a posterior component and an anterior component.
- the posterior component and the anterior component can comprise gas permeable optical materials.
- the posterior component can comprise an anterior surface and the anterior component can comprise a posterior surface, with the anterior surface and the posterior surface together defining a space or spaces within the contact lens between the anterior component and the posterior component.
- a profile of the space may vary based on the region of the lens where the space is present.
- the anterior and posterior components may be joined by various adhesives and mechanical mechanisms.
- the configuration of the space, the gas permeable optical materials, and other features of the contact lens can facilitate gas exchange that is sufficient, for example, to permit oxygenation of the corneal tissue of an eye, which may occur by oxygen passing through select portions of the anterior and posterior components.
- FIG. 1 is a close-up cross-sectional view of an interference fit mechanism comprised of a protrusion and a depression for adhering an anterior component and a posterior component of a contact lens to one another in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of components of a contact lens having a space and peripheral gap in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 is a close-up cross-sectional view of a peripheral gap in the contact lens illustrated in FIG. 2 in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 4 is a close-up cross-sectional view of an edge of the contact lens illustrated in FIG. 2 in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an alternative embodiment of components of a contact lens having a space and peripheral gap in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 6 is a close-up cross-sectional view of the peripheral gap of the contact lens illustrated in FIG. 5 in accordance with the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7 is a close-up cross-sectional view of an edge of the contact lens illustrated in FIG. 5 in accordance with the present disclosure.
- anterior surface refers to a lens surface closer to an eyelid
- posterior surface refers to a lens surface closer to a cornea of the eye.
- contact lens can be used to refer to a lens worn on an eye having optical features or qualities, including functions such as vision correction, aesthetics, and other optical functions.
- optical feature refers to nay feature that may be considered valuable for incorporation in a contact lens, including features such as high powers and cylinders, bifocal designs and wavefront aberration nullification, polarization filters, refractive lenslets, diffractive lenslets, selective chromatic filters, bandpass filters, circular polarizing filters, linear polarizer filters, gray attenuator filters, birefringent filters, zone plates, mirrors, electronic circuits, electronic devices, microdisplays, telecommunication devices, sensors, antennas, nanowires, energy generation or storage devices, pharmaceutical delivery devices, cameras, etc.
- fluid communication refers the ability of a fluid (i.e., a liquid, gas, or semi-solid) to move or flow from one location to another location.
- a fluid i.e., a liquid, gas, or semi-solid
- the term โfluid communicationโ may be used to describe a property of spaces or conduits suitable to permit a flow of a gas or liquid between two locations, such as by bulk flow or diffusion.
- contact lens 100 can comprise hard, semi-hard or soft optical materials, as described in more detail below, and can be configured for vision correction, orthokeratology, aesthetics or display technology, to name just a few functions.
- the contact lens can be a scleral, corneo-scleral, or corneal lens.
- Contact lens 100 can have an outer diameter of from about 5 mm to about 20 mm, with smaller or larger diameters being possible in special cases.
- a scleral contact lens can have an outer diameter of up to about 28 mm or more.
- a finished lens can be radially symmetrical, bilaterally symmetrical, or non-symmetrical, and can include bifocal, toric, or quadrant specific optical features or geometries.
- contact lens 100 may comprise a multicomponent lens that can include a posterior component 102 and an anterior component 106 .
- the lens also includes a space 110 defined by a posterior surface of the anterior component 106 and an anterior surface of the posterior component 102 .
- Posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 can comprise various combinations of gas permeable and gas impermeable optical materials that, in combination with space 110 serve to facilitate gas exchange between an anterior surface of the contact lens 100 and a posterior central surface of the contact lens 100 that would be located adjacent to the corneal tissue when applied to an eye.
- a lens manufactured in accordance with various embodiments can modularly incorporate any of a variety of optical features or devices in anterior component 106 while providing sufficient oxygenation to the corneal tissue of an eye to which the lens is applied.
- a contact lens in accordance with the present disclosure may provide certain previously unrealized benefits conferred by the structure of the device as described herein that afford substantial latitude in the configuration of anterior component 106 (e.g., its thickness) as well as the materials and/or optical features (e.g., gas impermeable materials and/or features that might impede gas exchange of an optical material) used in anterior optical component 106 .
- a contact lens 100 can be prepared by a process comprising mating separate device components and bonding the mated components to form the contact lens 100 .
- a contact lens can be prepared by a process comprising mating a gas permeable posterior component 102 to an anterior component 106 , which may also be gas permeable.
- mating can comprise mating matching surfaces in such a manner that posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 are secured to one another.
- bonding materials and adhesives now known or as yet unknown may be used to secure posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 to one another in one or more locations on the contact lens 100 , for example, proximate to an edge of the contact lens 100 .
- mating can comprise injection molding, casting, or otherwise forming (such as 3-D printing) or depositing material of one device component into another device component.
- Bonding can also comprise molding, casting, welding, or otherwise joining the posterior component to the anterior component.
- mating and bonding may not comprise distinguishable process steps.
- mating and bonding may essentially occur together upon curing of the molded material.
- bonding comprises an interference fit (example described below)
- bonding may occur contemporaneously with mating or insertion of one device component into the second device component.
- a โsnap togetherโ or interference fit between features on posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 may be provided.
- posterior component 102 may have a depression 104 and anterior component 106 may have a protrusion 108 that suitably corresponds to depression 104 such that an interference fit may be created between the two.
- anterior component 106 and/or protrusion 108 deform enough for protrusion 106 to enter depression 104 and then return to its initial shape such that the protrusion 104 is locked in the depression 108 .
- the components for creating the interference fit features may extend about the entire circumference of the contact lens 100 , or may be intermittently placed in location about the circumference of the contact lens 100 .
- interference features may also be used in combination with other means of securing the posterior component 102 and the anterior component 106 .
- the interference fit may have a 5 โ m gap and 20 to 50 โ m depth in a landing zone of the contact lens 100 , a 5 โ m gap and 20 to 50 โ m depth at an edge of the contact lens 100 , or various other parameters, depending on the particular application.
- the posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 may comprise โwafersโ comprised of the same material or different materials.
- these wafers may be comprised of one or more of fluorosilicon acrylate, silicon acrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, a silicon hydrogel, a biocompatible material, a transparent material, or another suitable material.
- materials specifically contemplated herein include low to mid-range Dk materials such as Paragon Vision Sciences, Inc.'s FluoroPermยฎ 30 and 60 and Paragon HDSยฎ, to high Dk materials such as Paragon Vision Sciences, Inc.'s HDSยฎ100.
- any combination of gas permeable, biocompatible material or other optical material now known or as yet unknown may be suitable for use.
- contact lens 100 can be mated in any logical order.
- contact lens 100 can be prepared by a process further comprising machining a finished lens from a contact lens blank comprised of components such as those described herein.
- machining can comprise a process such as milling, lathing, or the like, to produce a finished contact lens that may be applied to an eye.
- the contact lens 100 can comprise a space 110 configured to provide gas exchange for the corneal tissue of an eye.
- Space 110 can be filled with any medium, or number of mediums, of matter, for example a gas (e.g., air or oxygen), a liquid (e.g., water or saline), and a solid (e.g., a gel or a rigid solid).
- a gas e.g., air or oxygen
- a liquid e.g., water or saline
- a solid e.g., a gel or a rigid solid.
- the space has a diameter sufficient to provide gas exchange from the space through the posterior wall (i.e., a portion of gas permeable posterior component 102 ) of the space to the corneal tissue that would underlie an eye to which contact lens 100 is applied.
- the space can have one or more gaps or channels with a depth (i.e., a distance between the anterior wall and the posterior wall of the space) that is sufficient to permit molecular diffusion of a gas such as oxygen and/or bulk flow of air (or any other fluid) from a peripheral portion of the space 110 to a remote portion of the space, such as the central portion that is most distant from the periphery of the space.
- the configuration of the space including, for example, the distance and uniformity of the dimensions between the anterior and the posterior walls; the diameter of the space; the three-dimensional shape of the space; the configuration of peripheral spaces that may be present and the number, size, and configuration of various channels and portals communicating between peripheral spaces and centrally located spaces; the requirement for structural support such as support members within the space (including those described below); the overall configuration of the lens including the size and shape of the lens and the optical features included therein; the composition of the oxygen permeable materials used in the gas exchange zones; and the thickness and surface area of the device in the gas exchange zones; may influence, and can be designed or engineered to accomplish, the optical performance objectives of the contact lens 100 while providing for sufficient gas exchange of the corneal tissue to ensure corneal tissue health during wear.
- the space 110 can comprise one or more peripheral gaps located near the perimeter or peripheral circumference of the space.
- a peripheral gap can be defined by anterior component 106 and posterior component 102 and can be continuous with space 110 .
- the peripheral gap can be formed or defined by a feature such as a โjogโ or other change in the profile of the anterior component 106 , the posterior component 102 , or both.
- the peripheral gap can have a depth that is greater than the depth of other areas of the space 110 , for example, that of the depth located in a central region of contact lens 110 .
- the space 110 may comprise an air gap 112 with a depth of about 0.10 mm to about 0.40 mm, which may correlate to the center thickness of anterior component 106 .
- the center thickness of the lens can be reduced significantly to 0.50 mm or even 0.40 mm for other applications, such as when applying photochromic or polarized films (which are generally not oxygen permeable).
- the gap 112 may only open to the central area in one quadrant, for example in sine โ circumflex over ( ) โ 2.
- the gap 112 may open to the central area in all four quadrants of the contact lens 100 .
- the depth may vary as a function of sine โ circumflex over ( ) โ 2 around the circumference of contact lens 100 .
- the depth of the gap 112 may vary from about 0.10 mm ( 114 ) to about 0.40 mm ( 116 ) in incremental steps (e.g., 0.10 mm steps).
- the gap 112 may close at 0ยฐ, 90ยฐ, 180ยฐ and 270ยฐ ( 118 ), while remaining open to the central area in between those points, and varying as a function of sine โ circumflex over ( ) โ 2 around the circumference of contact lens 100 .
- the gap depth varies from about 0.20 mm to about 0.40 mm in a function of sine โ circumflex over ( ) โ 2 about the circumference of the contact lens 100 .
- the gap 112 may open to the central area in four quadrants (e.g., 0ยฐ, 90ยฐ, 180ยฐ and 270ยฐ).
- varying numbers of adhesives points may be used to adhere the posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 .
- four adhesive points may be used, though depending on the application, greater or fewer adhesive points may be employed.
- the location of the adhesive points may vary across the contact lens 100 depending on the needs of the particular application.
- a contact lens may comprise support structures between the anterior surface of the posterior component 102 and the posterior surface of the anterior component 106 to mitigate or prevent deformation of the space within the contact lens which can provide adaptability of the optical device to external pressure changes.
- a contact lens may include a support structure between posterior component 102 and anterior component 106 in space 110 .
- the support structure may comprise any suitable material and may be a separate component of the same or different material as the posterior component 102 and/or anterior component 106 , generally having a height corresponding to the distance between anterior and posterior surfaces defining the depth of space 110 .
- the support structures also have areas smaller than the diameter of space 110 .
- a support structure can be an independent component or a support structure can comprise or be integral to another component of a device such as anterior component 106 or posterior component 102 .
- Support structures can comprise any suitable material, such as an optical material or other structural material.
- Support structure can be configured to fit within space 110 and to have a diameter and/or thickness suitable to minimize interference with the optical performance of the device or appearance as a visible artifact to a wearer.
- Support structure may also comprise configurations and materials that enable substantially unobstructed gas exchange within the space but do not compromise the ability of the ring to provide supplemental structural support for a uniform height of space 110 in a contact lens.
- support structures may be ring, rod or post shaped.
- Support structures may be bonded to either anterior component 106 or posterior component 102 , or both, or may be formed as an integral portion of one or the other.
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